New Delhi / Chandigarh / Meerut Farmers in several states protested key farm reform laws passed by Parliament this week, disrupting life in Punjab, Haryana and parts of western Uttar Pradesh, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused opposition parties of spreading “lies” and misleading farmers for their own political …
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Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: September 25, 2020 9:38:15 am A wheat field in Punjab. Wheat is one of 23 agricultural products for which the Center currently sets PMS. (Express photo: Jasbir Malhi) The recently enacted law dismantling the APMC (agricultural produce market committee) mandis monopoly, …
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Farmers place a temporary shade on the train tracks to protect themselves from the sun as they block the train tracks during a protest against agricultural laws in the village of Devi Dasspura, on the outskirts of Amritsar. (Reuters) Farmers in Punjab and Haryana have protested against three land reform …
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Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:17:13 am JD (U) general secretary KC Tyagi With polls looming in Bihar, the JD (U) appears to have taken a calibrated approach to controversy farm bills. The BJP’s main NDA ally in the state on Wednesday welcomed the …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:26:20 am The Tomar assurances came even as informal talks between some high-ranking ministers and the Opposition on the bills continued Saturday with no progress. (Proceedings) Rejecting the demands of inclusion of minimum support price as a mandatory …
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By: PTI | Chandigarh | September 23, 2020 5:07:41 pm Subsequently, many youth workers were taken into preventive custody, police said. (Express photo by Jasbir Malhi / Representational) On Wednesday, Haryana police used water cannons in Panipat to prevent a demonstration led by the Haryana Youth Congress from heading to …
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SP deputy Jaya Bachchan speaks with Congress deputy Anand Sharma as opposition leaders carry out a (PTI) strike Protests against the contentious agriculture-related bills and the suspension of eight opposition members of Rajya Sabha were echoed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with Congress, TMC, DMK, TRS and the left, …
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TMC MP Derek O’Brien tries to break the rule book when uproar breaks out in Rajya Sabha over agriculture-related bills during the current Monsoon Session at Parliament House in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: Screengrab @ RSTV via PTI) Live updates from Parliament: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha news The …
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TMC member Derek O’Brien attempts to break the Rule Book during the rampage at Rajya Sabha on Sunday. (Screenshot) Dismissing objections and pleas from the opposition, the government passed two key agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday amid unprecedented scenes of chaos, confusion and uproar. Agitated members of the …
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The orotest farmers in Haryana will take place from 12 noon to 3pm. (Photo: Twiiter / CaptAjayYadav) “He (Harivansh) should safeguard democratic traditions, but instead, his attitude today damaged democratic traditions and processes. Therefore, we have decided to present a motion of censure against him,” ANI news agency quoted the …
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